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Monday 28 July 2014

Bladder Cancer Research Developments In The Medical World

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By Miranda Sweeney


Bladder is simply hollow organ located in the lower abdomen. It is usually stores urine. This is waste produced when kidneys filters blood. Bladder cancer starts from the inside layer and eventually grows into walls of the bladder. This has claimed many lives leading to bladder cancer research.

Important research on the tumor is being carried out at the moment by many institutions. This is done in medical centers, universities and many other institutions around the world. One of it is how to understand genetic evolutions and changes in cancer. Scientists have made important stride in differentiating between the normal cells compared to those ones that cause this tumor.

Further, researchers would also want to know the impact of these differences that do make these tumor cells to grow bigger and then spread to other body parts. This research shows that changes that are in the DNA of a cell that maybe could help researchers to predict the outlook of tumor infected patients can also affect treatment.

P. E. T. This is position emission tomography scan. Research says that this scan can identify any spread of cancer better than any other scan such as MRL. It is even able to create pictures inside the body on organs and tissues. Normally it is done by injection of a radioactive sugar substance inside the body of a patient. Cells which use more energy will take up this sugar. Cancer, being more active absorbs this radioactive substance. The scan will in turn discover the substance and come up with images which show the inner parts of a body.

Urine tests are also being carried out to establish cancer. The aim of these tests is to look whether there might be any substances which can help to show someone with this type of tumor. These tests are done with an aim of helping to diagnose this tumor. Another reason is to look for cases of recurrences in patients who initially have been treated already.

Another research is conducted in an attempt to help in the reduction of cases of recurring back of cancer after treatment. There is a common risk with people who has had tumor in that it may occur in different type of tumor within other parts of the urinary tract and also inside the bladder.

Studies want to establish if this risk can be reduced by use of a drug, certain foods or even any dietary supplements. Researchers also want to see if newer types of vaccines can boost the immune system of a body and probably lower the risk of the tumor coming back for a second time.

Lastly, there is research carried out on targeted therapy. This is a type of treatment which normally targets the proteins, specific genes or tissue environment which aids the growth and survival of tumor. This kind of treatment tries to block any growth or spread of these cells and at the same time limiting damage of cells that are normal. This therapy might be used to treat tumor.




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